December 21, 2009
The ending killed this movie. sad.
Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Victor Gojcaj
In The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Denzel Washington stars as New York City subway dispatcher Walter Garber, whose ordinary day is thrown into chaos by an audacious crime: the hijacking of a subway train....( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 3, 2009
Stats: 21,123 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (21,123)
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December 4, 2009This movie was extremely disappointing. Proof positive that language can completely destroy an otherwise ho-hum movie
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November 15, 2009It is interesting to watch how stories can change depending on the director's style.
In this case director Tony Scott turned a quieter intense thriller into a balls-out action film that only Scott can deliver. Which just happens to be both one of the film's strong points as well...( read more) -
December 31, 2009Worse than I expected. I wasn't really looking forward to this movie at all. It looked like it might have some solid performances (which it did) and it would be at least some sort of escapist fun (as weird as that sounds for a movie like this). But in the end it was very disap...( read more)
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December 31, 2009Trovolta is a bad ass I got nothing to lose all around awesome bad guy in this movie.
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December 31, 2009For me, Denzel Washington can do no wrong. John Travolta is also an equally good actor in his field.
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December 30, 2009While it's nothing revelatory, this was a pretty solid thriller, I enjoyed Denzel's everyman being picked at by Travolta's criminal mastermind in leather daddy drag, it was an interesting game of cat and also cat.
Travolta is in full-on scenery chewing mode here, which is fun to...( read more) -
December 30, 2009Entertaining for a while... but they could have done more with the ending.
Critic Reviews
July 31, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
June 15, 2009
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
Can a director be arrested for the attempted hijack of our emotions? full review
June 12, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Set in a nightmare New York City, the subway hostage thriller batters our nerves like a tom-tom. full review
June 12, 2009
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Most disappointing is the new film's reluctance to even attempt to match the ingenuity of the original movie's celebrated one-two punch ending. full review
June 12, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, an energetic updating of the 1974 mass transit thriller, takes account of how much the character of New York has changed. full review
June 12, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV
There's plenty of action, but little to get excited about. full review
June 11, 2009
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
A solidly crafted suspense thriller set on a subway train proves the perfect vehicle for two stars at the top of their game. full review
June 11, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
The new Pelham takes the chilling original premise and modifies it for an era steeped in technology, making for an energetic and engrossing adaptation. full review
June 11, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
As Ryder's motives begin to reveal themselves, The Taking of Pelham 123 loses its aura of post-9/11 dread, replaced by a muddled commentary on Wall Street greed in these days of raging financial crises. full review
June 11, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
This movie hits you like 600 volts from a sparking third rail. Damn straight it's electrifying. full review
June 11, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
The new Pelham is a solid, suspenseful tale all over again, so long as it stays in the subway tunnels and airless offices of the transit department. full review
June 11, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There's not much wrong with Tony Scott's The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, except that there's not much really right about it. full review
June 10, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press
Pelham 123 exploits urban anxiety without relief or understanding. Using exacerbation as entertainment, it is simply an I HATE NY ad. full review
June 9, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Are Tony Scott's films actually directed by Google Earth? full review
June 8, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Travolta's high-tech 21st-century scheme turns out to be not just preposterous but superfluous, demented. full review
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October 5, 2009It reminded me of the 90s movies, meaningful, a lot of hidden points, great actors, smart directing plus I just loved Ryder's personality in the movie and how it reflected his background and what he's been threw in his life (John-T). I give it 5.
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